Instructor:

Philip B. Eppard

School:

University at Albany

Semester:

Spring 2013

Description:

An introductory survey of preservation management in libraries and archives, covering such topics as the historical evolution of the preservation dilemma, programs for academic and public libraries, collections maintenance and environmental controls, commercial binding and rebinding, selection for preservation and microfilming, security, archival preservation, paper conservation, disaster planning and recovery, and preservation of non-print materials (including electronic media).

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Instructor:

Deborah Dunn

School:

University of Hawaii

Semester:

Description:

An introduction to current practices, issues, and trends in the preservation of a variety of materials in libraries and archives, with an emphasis on integrating preservation ethics and practices throughout an institution’s operations. The course is a composite of team and solo presentations, lectures, readings, guest stars who are leaders in the preservation field in Hawai‘i, written assignments and a final project.

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Instructor:

Eun G. Park

School:

McGill

Semester:

Winter 2014

Description:

The course covers the principles and practices for intellectual and physical preservation of historical and cultural heritage materials in all forms to extend their durability and assure continued accessibility, through selection, conservation, migration, digitization, and preservation strategies, digitization management and ongoing evaluation. It consists of lectures, guest lectures, tours, student presentations, and group discussion.

Instructor:

Josephine Sche

School:

Southern Connecticut

Semester:

Fall 2011

Description:

The fundamentals of materials preservation and conservation in libraries and archival institutions. Preservation continuing education, disaster recovery and planning, reformatting and digitization projects are explored.

Instructor:

Patricia Galloway

School:

University of Texas at Austin

Semester:

Spring 2014

Description:

The course will focus upon what happens to electronic records from all sources, including preservation reformatting and digital library creation, once they have crossed the “archival threshold” (whether actually or figuratively) for permanent retention. The course will cover media refreshment, conversion to neutral formats vs. emulation to retain original format, migration, migration on demand; significant properties of digital objects, what they are and their importance for preservation; format and metadata repositories and the use of metadata in digital archives; digital signatures, message digests, authenticity, and reauthentication in the long-term preservation of electronic records; and electronic records archival repository construction, use, and administration. Projects based on the iSchool institutional repository and the UTDR will be undertaken by students as case studies. Students will also be introduced to how existing standard practices in the information technology field are being adapted to archival requirements: code versioning, vaulting, and escrow, data warehousing, text and data mining, web crawling, knowledge management, IT auditing. Issues of access, including privacy and open records in the context of World Wide Web standards and digital library initiatives, will also be addressed.